Friday, July 10, 2009

Photos....

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July 4th, 2009 - Saturday

Moi...































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As you'll notice, there is not July 5th, 2009 - Sunday picture here...Before I uploaded my pictures, I went through and deleted some and accidentally DELETED my Sunday picture! *headbash* BUT! I DID take a photo! I DID! :P It was of Jules! You didn't miss much...she's cute and all, but you've seen her before. ;) lol.


































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July 6th, 2009 - Monday

Dad had the day off, so we went strawberry picking, hiking, and then out for ice cream! :)

Mom & Jules...


















































Jules



































Strawberries! And guess what? They're "PINK! PINK! PINK! PINKALICIOUS!" :P











































Mia...


































Nate & Mia


































Is that cool, or is that cool??! :P The water was so still!












































View from about half-way up on our hike...


























See the heart cloud? :P




































This is: Maxie, who Nate adopted for the time it took us to get back to the car.



































And this is Princess Peach. No comment necessary. :P




































Close up:










































Full view...
































Aaaaand, we stopped for ice cream for lunch at Kimballs...the best ice cream around! I had my FAVORITE: chocolate raspberry swirl. *dies*
































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July 7th, 2009 - Tuesday

My seal and wax...


































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July 8th, 2009 - Wednesday

Writing, writing, writing...been getting alot done on my story lately. :D Makes me happy...


















































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July 9th, 2009 - Thursday

I didn't know what to take for my picture of the day, so I just fooled around with some of my jewelry...

My 8th grade graduation present from Mom and Dad: a silver locket with an "S" engraved on the front:




























One of my rings...

























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July 10th, 2009 - Friday

We had friends over, and I took pictures while they played with lightsabers...I got them to stop and do a posed jump for me. :D
























Then they "dispersed" and starting attacking each other. :D

























My reflection in Jon's sunglasses...

Friday, July 3, 2009

Photos...

June 23rd, 2009 - Tuesday

Matt's tree...































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June 24th, 2009 - Wednesday

We drove down to the BookBarn, and met up with our lovely friends, Mrs. E--, Meghan, and Maddie...tons of fun!

Maddie, Meghan, and I...

























All the kids who were there...










































The moms...




































Playing around...




































Meghan playing with Mia...:D







































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June 25th, 2009 - Thursday

The books I bought the day before at the BookBarn. :D









































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June 26th, 2009 - Friday

Writing letters while listening to music...






































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June 27th, 2009 - Saturday

Checkin' out my Facebook page!



































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June 28th, 2009 - Sunday

Nate & Mia playing...

































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June 29th, 2009 - Monday

It was pouring out, and Jon ran out into the rain...





























Splashing...









































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June 30th, 2009 - Tuesday

The bag I made...


































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July 1st, 2009 - Wednesday

Rain, rain, rain...
































Raspberries!
































Flowers...



































Mom


































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July 2nd, 2009 - Thursday

What I've been reading...







































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July 3rd, 2009 - Friday

We went on a familiy trip to an armory...tons of fun! :D I know most of you saw a bunch of the pictures on FB, but I made sure to post mostly ones that I hadn't put on FB. :D

Suits of armor..



































Stained glass window...

































Nate in a "Much" hat! :D
































Mia dressed up...


































Liv dressed up...































Jules...lol.

































Juliana...

























Mia...:D































Me & Jon in the car...

Monday, June 22, 2009

Photos...

June 7th, 2009 - Sunday

Checking my blog for comments...


















































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June 8th, 2009 - Monday

What I was listening to...







































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June 9th, 2009 - Tuesday

What I've been reading...









































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June 10th, 2009 - Wednesday

Queen Anne's Lace






















































Blossoms in the yard...























Water lily...













































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June 11th, 2009 - Thursday

Mia














































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June 12th, 2009 - Friday

A rose...












































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June 13th, 2009 - Saturday

She was so cute, standing there with her arms behind her back while she waited for her juice...












































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June 14th, 2009 - Sunday

We had a surprise anniversary party for my grandparents...


Jon & Jules having a fork fight...
















































The boys sat across from Krista, Tim, and I...left to right, Andrew, my cousin Connor, and Jon...













































At Mom & Dad's table...
Down the row: Dad, Mia, Olivia, Victoria























Down the line: Mom, my cousin Spencer, Nate, and my cousin Emilee...









































Memere & Pepere





















Fashion model!





































Juliana's expression is hilarious!






































She just can't stay still...

















Krista & Jules









































At the other end of the bridge...




















Twirl...







































Looking at the ducks...






































Chasing balloons!












































Hugs!

































Awwww....































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June 15th, 2009 - Monday

Tori and Mia...




































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June 16th, 2009 - Tuesday

"Jules, smile!"...And this is what you get:









































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June 17th, 2009 - Wednesday

Trying to get a shot of her shirt...she wouldn't stay still!!































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June 18th, 2009 - Thursday

Da baby...


















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June 19th, 2009 - Friday

I snapped this while she was chattering away...
































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June 20th, 2009 - Saturday

My favorite from this day...































The cutie...




















Mia posing...

















Mia again...

















Smelling mom's roses...























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June 21st, 2009 - Sunday

The kids claim this was some kind of vulture...hard to see, I know...but it's sitting our neighbor's chimney with it's wings outstretched...

















Jon jumping with umbrella...
























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June 22nd, 2009 - Monday

One of Mom's roses in the rain...






















Rose leaf...


















Close up on rose...

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Photos....

Here they are! After loooooooooooooooooong last! Enjoy! :D


April 30th, 2009 - Thursday
Working on my story...

















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May 1st, 2009 - Friday
Pear blossoms...

















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May 2nd, 2009 - Saturday
We went to our friend's house for a surprise b-day party for my friend Gen...she got a camera for her birthday from her family, so we were having a show-down. :P

















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May 3rd, 2009 - Sunday
My friend Gen gave me a bag FILLED with chocolate. <3 lol. She knows me too well. :P

















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May 4th, 2009 - Monday
Nate

















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May 5th, 2009 - Tuesday
The pile of books I was reading...

















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May 6th, 2009 - Wednesday
Someone donated 3 enormous bags of fabric to the library, and I was able to bring home two piles for when I try out quilting. :D

















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May 7th, 2009 - Thursday
Blossoms on the tree outside of the town hall...

















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May 8th, 2009 - Friday
Nate & Mia















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May 9th, 2009 - Saturday

Nate & Mia...
















Mia, Nate, & Liv...

















Mia & Olivia...

















Mia...

















Mia & I...taken by moi.

















Nate & I...taken by Mia...
















Olivia & I...taken by Mia...

















Olivia, Mia, and I...taken by Nate...

















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May 10th, 2009 - Sunday
Krista and I went into Cambridge to meet with friends...had Starbucks and got super hyper. :P


















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May 11th, 2009 - Monday
Dark purple nails and my mood ring. :P Puh-retty cool, huh? :D

















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May 12th, 2009 - Tuesday
I was listening to alot of books on cd, since I didn't have alot of time to sit down and read...so I'd just listen to them on my ipod while doing chores. :P


















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May 13th, 2009 - Wednesday
Moi
















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May 14th, 2009 - Thursday
Mia





















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May 15th, 2009 - Friday

Giggly baby. :D


















She tried hiding behind the couch to get away from my camera. :D




















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May 16th, 2009 - Saturday

Celebrating Mom's b-day! :)


















Our friend's son and Jules looking out the window...
























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May 17th, 2009 - Sunday

A flower in Mom's garden...






















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May 18th, 2009 - Monday
Another flower in mom's garden...I know, I know...two days in a wrong?? But I was in a hurry to get my picture of the day over with. :P At least I didn't get the same flower. ;)



















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May 19th, 2009 - Tuesday
The F-- family came up for a visit, and we all went to the hotel to spend the night, as we were going to Plymouth Plantation the next day...We had a blast with them! :)

Jules didn't want her picture taken, and hid behind a pen. Heh.



















Matthew & Miriam in the pool...






















Mia & Ruthie...


















Jules















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May 20th, 2009 - Wednesday

We all went to Plymouth Plantation for the day...which was fun, excepting when we lost Nate for 20 minutes! O_O But then, you all know about that already. :)

Miriam and Olivia were my bench buddies in the car on the way to Plymouth Plantation...we got just a wee bit crazy. :P












Especially when Miriam started to kiss her munchkin...lol.


















This was in the Visitor Center...exactly how we found it. Heh.



















Indian working on a boat...

















One of the little, Indian girls...

















Jon taking a picture of me taking his picture. Heh.

















Let's just say this is the "Johnny look". :P
















Off to see the Pilgrims!



















BUSTED! So...Pilgrims had hoses in water barrels...interesting, eh? :P And, yes, just call Jon, Miriam, Olivia, and I the snoop detectives. :P
















One of the gardens....
















That may look like a pinecone, but it's really a wood stack...I kid you not!
















Pilgrim woman with a wheelbarrow...
















Pilgrim woman working in her garden...
















Ruthie talking...not to the water jug, even though it may look like that. ;)

















Pilgrim dude....

















The view from the fort...



















Olivia & Miriam...I'm tellin' ya, Beth, Miriam looks just like you (except with blondish hair. :D)

























I love how far my zoom can go! This was taken from the fort down towards some of the last houses...
























Jon was taking pictures of the roofs of the houses, so I wanted to see what he found so interesting...I can't see it. :P






























Matthew...



























Jon and I were taking pictures like crazy on the Mayflower. :D






























My favorite....






































Ruthie & Nate looking for jellyfish...


































Ruthie & Mia looking down at the water....






































Plymouth Rock...with our shadows. :D Mine's the one in the middle, just so you know. ;)




































The kids looking at Plymouth Rock...



































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May 21st, 2009 - Thursday
And the F-- family left on this day...but I got a few last photos of some of them before they said goodbye...

Matthew making faces at me...




































Lydia







































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May 22nd, 2009 - Friday
One of Mom's flowers in her garden...











































May 23rd, 2009 - Saturday
What a look!










































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May 24th, 2009 - Sunday

Evil Princess trying to grab the camera...











































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Memorial Day!
May 25th, 2009 - Monday

We went to our grandparents' house for a BBQ and to celebrate Krista's b-day!

Jules "fixing" her chair...






































Victoria & Olivia lying in my grandparents' yard, waiting for the food to be ready...
































THE photo of the day, in spite of it's blurriness. :P






































Bud:


































A tree! Amazing, huh? :P

































Jon scootering....


































Jules and I went on a walk together, to see if we could find the kids...




































She's a fast walker!

































She didn't want to stop for a photo together. *sigh*




























Blowing dandelions
































Mia again...






























All the kids (excepting myself...I wasn't about to play wiffleball in flip-flops. :P) played wiffleball with Dad...I merely walked around, taking pictures...







Running to 3rd base...


























Krista swings....





















One of my cousins taking a swing



























Jon taking a swing...































Dad getting ready to swing...




























Nate was playing in 3-D. O_o































They had 3 people on first base at one point. O_O They gave me "looks" when I took their picture. :D
































Trying to stuff a corn ALL into her mouth!



























This is what happens when you eat a brownie with blue frosting. O_O






































The birthday girl...






































Looking at the scrapbook Mom and I put together for her b-day...

































My cousin's daughter giving my uncle a kiss. Awwww!




































Our grandmother had sparklers! lol. We had a blast lighting them up and running around with them!
Here's Mia with her's.
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Lighting several at the same time...








































And again!















































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May 26th, 2009 - Tuesday
International Wear a Tiara Week....so I wore my tiara into work one day....didn't last all afternoon though...it was getting to be a pain. Literally. :P







































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May 27th, 2009 - Wednesday
What I got Krista for her b-day! :P






































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May 28th, 2009 - Thursday
Jules































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May 29th, 2009 - Friday
Maddie sent me a surprise present of a notebook! It has NO LINES! NO LINES, peoples! :P











































See? BLANK! :P



































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May 30th, 2009 - Saturday
Jules trying on Jon's sunglasses.




























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May 31st, 2009 - Sunday

I did a photo shoot with Krista...here are two from it:







































Krista










































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June 1st, 2009 - Monday
What I'm reading right now....































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June 2nd, 2009 - Tuesday
Mia



































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June 3rd, 2009 - Wednesday
Nate




































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June 4th, 2009 - Thursday
MY BOOK IN PUBLISHED FORM!!!!!!!!!!!! EEP! :D




































The back cover...





























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June 5th, 2009 - Friday
Moi










































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June 6th, 2009 - Saturday
Purple flower...

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Here they are!

And here they are at loooooooooooooooooooong last!!! Ai yi yi. You won't believe how long it's taken me to upload them all! Enjoy! :D


March 23rd, 2009 - Monday

Nate the toothless kiddo.




















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March 24th, 2009 - Tuesday

Numb3rs season 3! Squee! :D

























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March 25th, 2009 - Wednesday:

YAY!





















The drama!






















You can't get any dorkier than that. :P





























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March 26th, 2009 - Thursday

Moi































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March 27th, 2009 - Friday

Where I do most of my writing...




















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March 28th, 2009 - Saturday
Jon has a thing-a-ma-jig that gives off electic shocks, and he was fooling around with it...he'd hold the kids hands and shock himself, and they'd all feel it...

Nate's face when he got shocked...




























Mia's face when she felt it...































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March 29th, 2009 - Sunday

We had a party for Jon and my cousin Connor...both turned 17.

Mom & Dad

























The birthday boys...


































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March 30th, 2009 - Monday

One of Krista's snowglobes




























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March 31st, 2009 - Tuesday
The book I was reading...





























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April 1st, 2009 - Wednesday
Roll of the eyes!
























Smile!






























What a kiddo































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April 2nd, 2009 - Thurdsday:
An oreo. Need I say more?





























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April 3rd, 2009 - Friday
We had the flu go through the house, and I spent most of the day on the couch with my new best friend:























She was snacking while watching me guzzle down as much water as I could...































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April 4th, 2009 - Saturday
Nate was having a bad hair day...
























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April 5th, 2009 - Sunday
Krista made cookies to use up the leavening...




























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April 6th, 2009 - Monday

Tulips!!


































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April 7th, 2009 - Tuesday
Table set for Passover...





















Jon and Jules didn't want their picture taken...


































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April 8th, 2009 - Wednesday
Matza candy...matza with melted chocolate on top making a kind of crunch candy. :D











































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April 9th, 2009 - Thursday
Dancing with the broom!





































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April 10th, 2009 - Friday
I <3 Snickers! :D






































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April 11th, 2009 - Saturday
Goofing around...




































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April 12th, 2009 - Sunday

I have no idea why she was making this face! lol.

































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April 13th, 2009 - Monday
Nate


























Mia























Think, think, think



























Nate began to tickle her


























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April 14th, 2009 - Tuesday

Random picture taken in a hurry to get the picture of the day out of the way. :P



















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April 15th, 2009 - Wednesday
Krista...




















Sitting...

























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April 16th, 2009 - Thursday
Self-portrait:



























The things we do to the poor baby when she's asleep!



























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April 17th, 2009 - Friday
Trifle for Sabbath!




























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April 18th, 2009 - Saturday

Chewing on her finger...

























Dance!































What is that??


































Jules





























Nate and Jules running...































Nate & Mia

































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April 19th, 2009 - Sunday:

Cutie































Da baby
































Juliana






























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April 20th, 2009 - Monday

It was Patriot's Day, so we went to Concord to walk around the Old North Bridge...
Minute Man...


































Trees reflection...







































Flag...




































The Old North Bridge






























Then we went up to the Old North Bridge visitor center...
The kids sitting together...





















The daffodils in the garden were gorgeous!



























They have these gorgeous stairs leading into the garden...


























One of the many little paths...


























Olivia in her mob cap:


































Dad and Jon on top of the stairs...click on the photo to get a closer look...it's actually really funny. :P

































And in Lexington we saw the parade:

Here comes Paul Revere!
































"Oh, the Wells Fargo wagon is acomin' down the street..." !! :P


































Jon was yoyoing, and I snapped his pictures...

































...So I get a yoyo in my face...er, my camera. :P






























Soldiers








































Redcoats...









































Jules having a blast chatting with Mom:

































What a dork...



































Clowns:



































Too cool:




































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April 21st, 2009 - Tuesday:

Fun books...fun, fun, fun! :D







































April 22nd, 2009 - Wednesday:

I FINALLY finished my journal after three years. :P




































So...I got to start my new journal! Yay! :D
































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April 23rd, 2009 - Thursday:

Meet the rat...er, gerbil, of the house...I can never remember what his name is. One brother tells me Nidgel, another says Kevin...who knows! *shrugs* It's not like I LIKE the little rat...er, gerbil. :P










































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April 24th, 2009 - Friday:

Shadow!








































Umm...what can I say? :P






























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April 25th, 2009 - Saturday
Really warm weather brings out the flowers! YAY!






































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April 26th, 2009 - Sunday
Mia dressed up in a sheet for my paper on Greece: (yes, it was hilarious! And any of you who come to the spring piano concert will be able to read it. :P)






























Moi






























Yellow! Yellow! Yellow!


































White flowers...




























What we like to call Taco flowers. Don't ask...



























Nate pretending to be Atlas for my paper on Greece:



































Jules doesn't like her picture taken:










































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April 27th, 2009 - Monday:
It's so hot out!







































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April 28th, 2009 - Tuesday:
Jules!












































She threw herself on the couch, laughing and trying to hide from my camera:


























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April 29th, 2009 - Wednesday:
Pear blossoms:




































Again...

































Kewl picture of the pear tree:






















Introducing: Strang! He's shiny! He's new! He's GREEN! :D





























And he's decorated with grrrrrrrrreat wallpaper. :P



So how was that? Long enough for you? *phew* :P

Friday, April 24, 2009

Just so you know...

Just so you know, I have NOT forgotten about this blog! I know it's been ages since I posted, but I've been kinda postponing posting any of my pictures lately. (And, no, I have not missed any days yet. :P) I just ordered my laptop, and really don't want to upload all my photos onto the desktop and then have to transfer them to my laptop later. It'd be such a pain, especially since I already have so many files and pictures to transfer as it is! So, I'm waiting on that laptop. Could be two more weeks, I'm sorry to say! Eep! But don't worry! A loooooooooong post of pictures will be due as soon as I get it! :D
Until then, ciao!

Monday, March 23, 2009

365 Photos

And here they are after a loooooooooong wait! :D Enjoy!


March 8th, 2009 - Sunday:

Nate fell down and got mud all over himself!























Spy Nate!
























Spy Mia
























Mia took this one of me...I asked her to hold my camera while I set Nate up in another position...and she snapped this when I was trying to decide whether or not I wanted him kneeling or not...














Nate took this one while I was looking at something...














There are buds on the trees!! :D














My reflection in the front door:















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March 9th, 2009 - Monday:

Making hamantaschen for Purim...that's the blueberry and apricot jam by the dough...as if you couldn't see that. Heh. :D And yes, we use Nate's "Wall-E" cup to cut out the circle shapes. :P














Hamentaschen waiting to go into the oven. We could fit only so many of them on the cookie trays. ;)















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March 10th, 2009 - Tuesday:

Storm Cloud for dessert! YUM!














One of my absolute favorite illustrations from "Jack & Jill" by Louisa May Alcott.




















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March 11th, 2009 - Wednesday:

Boring picture I know, but I was in a rush that day...
It was raining out...














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March 12th, 2009 - Thursday:

Jules at the door...





















Sunset was completely beyond gorgeous!















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March 13th, 2009 - Friday:

Working on my novel...it's coming along slooooooooowly.
















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March 14th, 2009 - Saturday:

Jules all dressed up for Sabbath
























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March 15th, 2009 - Sunday:

Jules eating a chip:














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March 16th, 2009 - Monday:














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March 17th, 2009 - Tuesday:

Jules














Jules in black & white:














Jules' hand in mine:















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March, 18th, 2009 - Wednesday:

What a face!














Nate and I













Moi

























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March 19, 2009 - Thursday:

Juliana looks so forlorn!














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March 20th, 2009 - Friday

Krista bought some daffodils! Yay!!













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March 21st, 2009 - Saturday

Juliana smelling the daffodils














I love this one..hee. Nate and Mia upside down. Or rather, I was lying on the floor and they were looking down at me. ;)













Snuggles in our pjs!













Squish together!














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March 22nd, 2009 - Sunday

Sorry, I know, I know...more of daffodils. :D But Krista got some more, and they look so lovely sitting on the table! :)













Juliana did not want her picture taken and gave dad this look when he told her to look at me.